Siombáib

Irish

Etymology

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”).

Proper noun

An tSiombáib f (genitive na Siombáibe)

  1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)
    Synonym: Poblacht na Siombáibe

Declension

Declension of Siombáib (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Siombáib
vocative a Shiombáib
genitive Siombáibe
dative Siombáib
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an tSiombáib
genitive na Siombáibe
dative leis an tSiombáib
don tSiombáib

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Siombáib
radical lenition eclipsis
Siombáib Shiombáib
after an, tSiombáib 		not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • “Zimbabwe”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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